Watered-down U.K. "cookie law" comes into effect, internet barely notices

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A new law came into effect in the U.K. this past weekend which requires U.K.-based websites to receive consent from visitors before using cookies to store tracking information about them. Though the law originally called for visitors to explicitly opt-in with the use of a checkbox or similar method, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), an independent privacy watchdog, backpedaled just 48 hours before the law was to come into force and watered down the legislation to allow "implied consent" - in other words, websites can assume users have already consented to the use of cookies... Continue Reading Watered-down U.K. "cookie law" comes into effect, internet barely notices

Section: Personal Computing

Tags: British, European Union, Law, Privacy, Tracking

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